1) Create a review of one book in 3 different formats. Get your book choice approved. Examples can be found at: teacher librarian ning.
a) Look under the Book Tab in the AHS Library Media Center LiveBinderon the main library page for more Book Talks and reviews.
b) Formats may include: Word, Publisher, PowerPoint, Prezi or Glogster. If you copy pictures or information, your sites must be appropriately cited. Failure to do so will result in a failing grade.
c) Once created, put your reviews on your main page in the wiki.
2) Create bookmarks and a book display for 3 books in one genre.
a) After approval, print them and cut them. Use them to create a book display of one of the following genres: historical fiction, biography, mystery, graphic novel, poetry or teen fiction.
b) Include a synopsis of the 3 books in your display
a. Be sure to include an eye-catching genre heading and some realia in your display.
b. Post a picture of your display on your main page.
Coming up next:
video yourself talking about a book. Create a storyboard or write a script for your talk BEFORE you film.
Thursday, Friday, we will begin work on book trailers. More to come.
Friday - get up to date on Reflections. Go to the AHS LiveBinder. Look under the Book tab and find the book trailers. Watch them and begin to plan the books you want to make trailers for. 3 books, 3 different kinds of trailers.
Watch this: How to Make a Book Trailer
From this linkSocial Bookmarks, scroll down and read about Social Bookmarking Tools. Skip the video.
Write your own definition of Social Bookmarks on your Reflections page.
Then continue in the site and read The Top Sites for Social Bookmarking Tools.
Go to each of the six sites listed and take a look. Write your own description for each one of the six listed and put that in Reflections.
Then look at this site: Top 10 Sites for Bookmarking and Annotating
and compare it to the one above. Write a description for the ones that were not on the first list. Put it on your Reflections page.
Stumble Upon update Stumble Upon and You (created by Blake 1st Period) 1. Make a account for stumbleupon @ http://www.stumbleupon.com 2. Choose a subject that you are currently interested in. 3. Start stumbling! 4. If you find something incredible you may email the article or picture to yourself or someone else. Email something cool to cshinn@asheboro.k12.nc.us 5. After Stumbling for a while write in the wiki what you thought of the website and social bookmarking in general. 6. What uses do you think Stumbleupon could have? 7. Did you find anything exceptionally interesting? What? If no, why not? 8. Would you suggest this website to others? Why?
Go to the Media Center LiveBinder (from the school webpage, go to the Media Center main page and open the "binder")
and find the tab for Study Skills.
Examine some of the sites and write about three that you like. Tell why you like them.
Would you recommend to a friend? How would you use them in your personal life? Put your answers in Reflections.
Open your own LiveBinder account. Create a binder and share it with me (see email address above.)
Behold Image Search Finding your way around the Media CenterPolicies and Procedures
Destiny (Online Catalog)
The Dewey Decimal System
Watch the two videos to learn about features in Destiny.
Use an online dictionary to research the terms below and create a glossary of the terms and their definitions in a word document.
Cite your sources in MLA format.
Save the document in your student folder and get Mrs. Shinn to check it.
Complete Assignments 1 and 2 by Thursday. If you finish, work on Assignment 3.
1) Demonstrate competence with Destiny and Library Search. (See Mrs. Shinn or Mrs. Gerringer).
a) Check books in. Assist with check-out. Learn to use Copy Status.
b) Demonstrate a search for books by title, author, subject and keyword and power search tab.
c) Get a library log-in. Place a hold on the book Zombies vs. Unicorns.
d) Under Destiny Quest, study the top 10 books and list them with today’s date.
e) Drag and drop 5 books that you would like to read into your list then show me the list.
i) Preview print and preview MLA citations for those books.
f) Post a copy of your work in the media wiki under your name.
2) Choose a popular web site to evaluate and have it approved. Using the beginning sentence of "This web site is/is not a valid web site
because…………"
a) Who is the author of the page or site? Is the author qualified to write about the topic?
b) Is there a link to information about the author or the sponsor?
c) Is the site affiliated with any institution, company, or organization? If so, does this affiliation add bias to the information?
Or, does it suggest that the source is credible?
d) When was the site created or last modified?
e) Is the design of the site effective? Do graphics interfere with the site’s readability? Do links to other sites work?
Is it easy to navigate the site?
f) Who is the intended audience?
g) Would you recommend this web site and why?
h) Post your recommendation on the media wiki.
3) Locate pertinent information on NCWISEOWL. (From ncwiseowl, click on High School Zone. The first choice is Student Research. Click there, and you are in EBSCO. Use your standard password.)
a) Explore EBSCO (Student Research) on NCWISEOWL and create your own EBSCO folder.
b) Choose a subject and locate primary and secondary sources
c) Write a paragraph in the media wiki explaining your subject search and listing both primary and secondary sources
that you located. Include a definition of the two terms.
GO TO THE MOODLE TO FIND YOUR ASSIGNMENTS. THIS IS A "PARKING PAGE."
Knowledge 2.0
digital booktalk stuff
Book displays with bookmarks and synopses should be complete.Write script for digitial booktalk. Submit script for approval. Then film yourself or get a classmate to film you delivering the book talk.
Required Elements:
- Author, title
- Setting
- Main characters
- Climax
- Theme
- Why other students may or may not like this book.
You may like to see: How to Make a Book Talk for SchoolHow to Write a Good Book Talk
How to Make a Book Talk
Book Talks Quick and Simple
Continue with your book talks 3 ways.Finish your bookmarks and put up your genre display.
Write the script for your digital booktalk. Save in pdf and attach to your page.
Book Review and Book Display- all work due by
Watch this: How to Make a Book Trailer Printable instructions for book trailer Squidoo Book Trailers
Stories from the Cloud Book talk an elementary school book
1) Create a review of one book in 3 different formats. Get your book choice approved. Examples can be found at: teacher librarian ning.
a) Look under the Book Tab in the AHS Library Media Center LiveBinderon the main library page for more Book Talks and reviews.
b) Formats may include: Word, Publisher, PowerPoint, Prezi or Glogster. If you copy pictures or information,
your sites must be appropriately cited. Failure to do so will result in a failing grade.
c) Once created, put your reviews on your main page in the wiki.
2) Create bookmarks and a book display for 3 books in one genre.
a) After approval, print them and cut them. Use them to create a book display of one of the following genres: historical fiction, biography, mystery, graphic novel, poetry or teen fiction.
b) Include a synopsis of the 3 books in your display
a. Be sure to include an eye-catching genre heading and some realia in your display.
b. Post a picture of your display on your main page.
Coming up next:
video yourself talking about a book. Create a storyboard or write a script for your talk BEFORE you film.
Bookr
Thursday, Friday, we will begin work on book trailers. More to come.
Friday - get up to date on Reflections. Go to the AHS LiveBinder. Look under the Book tab and find the book trailers. Watch them and begin to plan the books you want to make trailers for. 3 books, 3 different kinds of trailers.
Watch this: How to Make a Book Trailer
Tips for Avoiding User Error - NYTimes
The Filter Bubble see TED Talk, too!
From this linkSocial Bookmarks, scroll down and read about Social Bookmarking Tools. Skip the video.Write your own definition of Social Bookmarks on your Reflections page.
Then continue in the site and read The Top Sites for Social Bookmarking Tools.
Go to each of the six sites listed and take a look. Write your own description for each one of the six listed and put that in Reflections.
Then look at this site:
Top 10 Sites for Bookmarking and Annotating
and compare it to the one above. Write a description for the ones that were not on the first list. Put it on your Reflections page.
Watch this Prezi: Social Bookmarking for Educators
Answer these questions:
Stumble Upon update
Stumble Upon and You (created by Blake 1st Period)
1. Make a account for stumbleupon @ http://www.stumbleupon.com
2. Choose a subject that you are currently interested in.
3. Start stumbling!
4. If you find something incredible you may email the article or picture to yourself or someone else. Email something cool to cshinn@asheboro.k12.nc.us
5. After Stumbling for a while write in the wiki what you thought of the website and social bookmarking in general.
6. What uses do you think Stumbleupon could have?
7. Did you find anything exceptionally interesting? What? If no, why not?
8. Would you suggest this website to others? Why?
Go to the Media Center LiveBinder (from the school webpage, go to the Media Center main page and open the "binder")
and find the tab for Study Skills.
Examine some of the sites and write about three that you like. Tell why you like them.
Would you recommend to a friend? How would you use them in your personal life? Put your answers in Reflections.
Open your own LiveBinder account. Create a binder and share it with me (see email address above.)
Behold Image Search
Finding your way around the Media CenterPolicies and Procedures
Destiny (Online Catalog)
The Dewey Decimal System
Watch the two videos to learn about features in Destiny.
OPAC, Dewey Decimal System, Fiction, Non-fiction, Periodicals, Boolean Search, copyright, fair use, plagiarism, genre, subject, call number.
Kalista Routh's Glogster
Carlos
Kenyatta
Jamie Rorie
Natalie Herrera (:
Complete Assignments 1 and 2 by Thursday. If you finish, work on Assignment 3.
1) Demonstrate competence with Destiny and Library Search. (See Mrs. Shinn or Mrs. Gerringer).
a) Check books in. Assist with check-out. Learn to use Copy Status.
b) Demonstrate a search for books by title, author, subject and keyword and power search tab.
c) Get a library log-in. Place a hold on the book Zombies vs. Unicorns.
d) Under Destiny Quest, study the top 10 books and list them with today’s date.
e) Drag and drop 5 books that you would like to read into your list then show me the list.
i) Preview print and preview MLA citations for those books.
f) Post a copy of your work in the media wiki under your name.
Read this, then watch this video and write about it for your Reflections page.
Bogus web pages
Googledocs Truth from Fiction
Website Evaluation
Bogus Internet - link added 3/15
2) Choose a popular web site to evaluate and have it approved. Using the beginning sentence of "This web site is/is not a valid web site
because…………"
a) Who is the author of the page or site? Is the author qualified to write about the topic?
b) Is there a link to information about the author or the sponsor?
c) Is the site affiliated with any institution, company, or organization? If so, does this affiliation add bias to the information?
Or, does it suggest that the source is credible?
d) When was the site created or last modified?
e) Is the design of the site effective? Do graphics interfere with the site’s readability? Do links to other sites work?
Is it easy to navigate the site?
f) Who is the intended audience?
g) Would you recommend this web site and why?
h) Post your recommendation on the media wiki.
3) Locate pertinent information on NCWISEOWL. (From ncwiseowl, click on High School Zone. The first choice is
Student Research. Click there, and you are in EBSCO. Use your standard password.)
a) Explore EBSCO (Student Research) on NCWISEOWL and create your own EBSCO folder.
b) Choose a subject and locate primary and secondary sources
c) Write a paragraph in the media wiki explaining your subject search and listing both primary and secondary sources
that you located. Include a definition of the two terms.